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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH (IJHPR )

E-ISSN 2545-5737
P-ISSN 2695-2165
VOL. 10 NO. 2 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijhpr.vol.10.no2.2025.pg43.65

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Occupational Effect of Garri Processing on some Biochemical and Haematological Parameters among Chronic Processors in Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Egoro Emmanuel Tonbra, Ilegbedion Ikhide Godwin, Amaihunwa Kingsley Chukwuka

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Abstract

Garri processing is a technique for converting cassava roots into garri, a granular flour with a range of textures derived from cassava tubers. This study aims to investigate the occupational effect of garri processing on some biochemical and haematological parameters among chronic processors in Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Ten millilitres of blood samples were obtained via venipuncture technique from eighty garri processors, who were categorised into experimental group one, comprising forty processors with < 10 years processing experience and experimental group two, consisting of forty processors with 10-15 years processing experience. The control group consisted of fifteen non-garri processors. Five millilitres of the blood samples were dispensed into lithium heparin anti-coagulated bottle for the measurement of the following biochemical parameters: alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine, urea, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, malondialdehyde and glutathione peroxidase while the remaining five millilitres were dispensed into ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid anti-coagulated bottles for the measurement of the following haematological parameters: packed cell volume, haemoglobin, total white blood cell count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, eosinophil count, monocyte count and basophil count employing SPSS version 23.0 for statistical analysis. In experimental group one, the findings indicated increases in the mean values of the following biochemical parameters: C-reactive protein (p=0.03), interleukin-6 (p = 0.03), malondialdehyde (p = 0.03) and glutathione peroxidase (p = 0.03) while the other parameters were not significantly altered (p > 0.05) as compared to the control group. In experimental group two, alanine aminotransferase (p = 0.04), aspartate aminotransferase (p = 0.04), C-reactive protein (p = 0.01), interleukin-6 (p = 0.01), malondialdehyde (p = 0.02) and glutathione peroxidase

keywords:

Occupational effect, garri processing, biochemical parameters, haematological

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